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A cab driver waits near his car in line at a depot near the airport Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014, in San Diego.

MTS Taxicabs To Operate Under New COVID-19 Safety Protocols

The protocols will apply to all Taxicabs, Jitney, Low-Speed, Charter and Nonemergency Medical (NEM) Transport Vehicles.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaks at a White House coronavirus press briefing in April.

Unemployment Numbers 'Will Get Worse Before They Get Better,' Mnuchin Says

Asked Sunday whether the nation's true unemployment rate was close to 25%, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin responded, "we could be."

Bucksport, Maine waterfront along the Penobscot river, with the last remaining smoke stack from the town's former mill in the background.

In Rural America, Fears About The Future Abound As Fewer Students Go To College

The isolation and uncertainty of the pandemic is driving the dramatic drop in numbers, threatening the already precarious economies of these areas and widening their socioeconomic drift.

Michael Barbaro, host of the "The Daily" podcast for "The New York Times," shown in 2019 at the "Most Powerful People in Media" reception staged by "The Hollywood Reporter."

Host of 'The Daily' Clouds 'N.Y. Times' Effort To Restore Trust After 'Caliphate'

The New York Times issued a big mea culpa, and returned a Peabody award and a citation as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize after retracting the core of its hit podcast series Caliphate.

Poll workers must take extra precautions this year to protect themselves against the coronavirus. Election experts fear a massive shortage of workers at the polls in November.

Wanted: Young People To Work The Polls This November

Election officials fear a massive shortage of poll workers for the general election as older people opt out of their normal election-year service due to concerns over the coronavirus.

President Trump said he would respond later Friday to China's latest tariffs. "Our great American companies are hereby ordered to immediately start looking for an alternative to China," he tweeted. It was unclear what Trump could do to force U.S. firms to make such a move.

Trump Lashes Out At China After Beijing Sets New Tariffs On U.S. Goods, Autos

The president vowed to respond after China said it will slap tariffs on $75 billion of autos and other U.S. goods. And he "ordered" U.S. firms to stop doing business with China. Stocks fell sharply.

It's been 101 days since the last case of community transmission of COVID-19 in New Zealand, and life has largely returned to normal. Above: Residents exercise at Hagley Park in Christchurch on Sunday.

In New Zealand, Life Is Ordinary Again After 101 Days With No Community Spread

The head of the World Health Organization has called the island nation "a global exemplar" for its success in controlling the virus.

How do Americans feel about the U.S. flag? It's complicated.

We Asked Americans How They Feel About The U.S. Flag. It Got Interesting.

There is a lot of love for the Stars and Stripes, but some people say the flag's meaning has changed in ways that make them uncomfortable.

Former President Barack Obama campaigns for Democratic nominee Joe Biden in Miami.

With Stops In 4 Key States, Biden And Trump Bring Their Closing Arguments To Voters

The approach the two candidates are taking in this final leg of the campaign mirrors the divergent narratives they're trying to convey about the pandemic and the choice voters face this fall.

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